waterside

See also: Waterside

English

Etymology

From Middle English water-syde, water side, equivalent to water +‎ -side.

Noun

waterside (plural watersides)

The land bordering a body of water.

Translations

land bordering water

Finnish: rantamaa (fi), ranta (fi)
Hungarian: vízpart (hu)
Italian: lungomare (it) m
Japanese: 水辺 (ja) (suihen, mizube)

Adjective

waterside (not comparable)

Of, pertaining to, or situated on a waterside.
- 1950 December, R. C. J. Day and R. K. Kirkland, “The Kelvedon & Tollesbury Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 838:
  Nearer the coast, the land becomes markedly more marshy, with long, winding channels striking inland from the sea, making access to some of the waterside villages rather difficult.

Derived terms

waterside worker

Translations

situated on a waterside

Finnish: ranta- (fi)
Hungarian: vízparti (hu)
Japanese: 水辺の (suihen no, mizuabe no)

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